Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-11
THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG.
The Knights Of Labor to Spend $1,000
in Securing Favorable Legis-
lation at Austin.
A List of the Legislative Matters to Re.
ceiye Special A:tention-Make-
Up OF the Committees.
How wcllborn Was Beaten Last Fall After
Being Endorsed by the National
Committee of knights.
specIal to the Gazette.

special to the Gazette.
TERRELL, Ten, Jan. l0.-Considerable
of q stir was crested in Knights of Labor
circles here to-day when it was talked on
the street that @ certain trusted leader
talked too much about certain matters
pertaining to the good of the order, and
which were believed to be safe from the
ears CT the public. The man who has
been so indiscreet is C. C. Wilson, sec.
Rotary of the Knights of Labor Legislative
committee of Texas.
Three days ago Wilson departed for
Austin. Before leaving he stated conf.
dertially to persons whom he believed to
be in sympathy with the Knights of
Labor that he was to be gone until
the legislative session closes. He said
he had $1,000 of Knights of LABOR money
to spend TO aid in securing legislation
favorable to labor in this state. He
claimed that $4,000 Of this amount had
been appropriated out of the general fluid
by the recent national convention of the
Knights at Richmond, vs.. and that $4,000
had been secured through appeals to SUD-
ordinate assemblies in this state.
The Texas legislative committee coz
sists of c. c. Wilson of Terrell and
Messrs. Stewart of Sherman, johnson Of
Austin, Golden of Galveston and White
of Denton. Representatives from the
counties Of LavaccG, Grimes, kaufman.
Denton and Tarrant, elected on the
Farmers Alliance and Knights of Labor
coalition ticket, are to be the spokes-
men on the fi4Or Of the legislature.
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cial attention are:
j. The election of \. W. Terrell United
States senator.
>. The Gbolition Of the cOavict-labo2
system, including the capitol qCarriss a
Buraet.
3. To smash the Texas Traffic AssOci&-
tio2 pooling system.
/ State recognition OF the knights of
LABOR and kindred organization by grant
ing them special charters.
6. To defeat the present managers of
and the existing system Of the state in
sane asylum at Terrell, Tex. Two Of the
new managers desired are Christopher
Columbus Wilson and Andrew Jackson
Hardin, both of Terrell, to succeed Mai.
y. S, Grinnan and Gen. j. S. Gyiffita,
whose terms expire June 80. BotD these
last named gentlemen have gone &c Aus
tin to look after their fences.
Wilson says the way they beat the
present congressman, DIN Wellborp,
for denomination in this district last fall
was BY pigeon-hoiiBg circulars and deny
ing the authenticity OF Knights Of Labor
documents sent out from Washington
City by the national committee which
indo?sed Welborn's course in congress,
and advised the knights and their frienGs
to support HIN for denomination. Wilson
says they had no doubt Of the genuine.
Eess of these documents, but they did
not suit the managers OF the local
assemblies at Dallas, Fort Worth and
other points in the districe, and they de
terminsd to break their influence br
asserting shat they were of fraudulent
origin. Wilson. in tslking with parties
conidGEtially az 10 the mission OF himself
and associates at Anstin, appears 10
eNaggeTste bis importance and could NO.
keep secret.
He said in addition to the methods
already stated that the member, Ct the
order selected 10 work al Austin are 10
receive IS per day and expenses. 1t is
learned that since the matter has leaked
out to the public that Knights Of Labor
leaders have telegraphed to Austin for
Wilson'S return and special committee
has been sent to the state CAPITAL
to look after the damaged fences of the
Knights. Lively times are looked for,
and prominent Knights say Mr.. Wilson,
although the matters entrusted to him
and his associates we're perfectly right
and honorable, is not the proper man
TO entruSt with them, and that his tongue
has gotten him into hot, water with the
order